So the topic has been mentioned in other places but no specific measurements on lighter springs, so I took apart two lighters to scavenge their springs and measure....a Gil lighter on the left and a Bic on the right...the Gil only has one spring and the measurement are shown......next post will have the Bic lighter.....Bill

Thank you for the sticky, who would have thought something so simple would generate this interest....a couple observations:

1. The long skinny springs are used to push the lighter flint up to the striker, and seem pretty powerful, but I have no way to measure the pressures2. The springs on the bobbers, the small bobber seemed to have the most pressure, but again no way to measure3. The larger the bobber did not yield a more powerful spring, albeit the opposite seems the rule

I would be interested to see what the Penn dog springs measure out to, I don't have any in stock to measure...maybe if someone is servicing a reel they can post them for us......Bill